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Today in History
By The Associated Press
Today in History
Today is Tuesday, May 4, the th day of There are days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 4, , the first group of “Freedom Riders” left Washington, D.C. to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals.
On this date:
In , Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on present-day Manhattan Island.
In , Rhode Island declared its freedom from England, two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
In , at Haymarket Square in Chicago, a labor demonstration for an 8-hour work day turned into a deadly riot when a bomb exploded.
In , mobster Al Capone, convicted of income-tax evasion, entered the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. (Capone was later transferred to Alcatraz Island.)
In , the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval clash fought entirely with carrier aircraft, began in the Pacific during World War II. (The outcome was considered a tactical victory for Japan, b
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By all accounts, it was an amazing year. The country’s ung, idealistic President was all about ‘change’ and making a break from the past. His framtidsperspektiv was sweeping in its scope; he would transform the nation in front of the world’s watching eyes. Sounds familiar: Obama and the USA? Nope, becasue here&#;s every important thing that happened in Brazil in
By , ‘J.K.’ – Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazil’s 24th President &#; was just beginning the third year of his five-year term and indeed, Brazil was on the rise. His promise of “50 Years Of Progress In Five” resonated with post-war Brazil and a booming economy was on the horizon.
And while the headlines back then suggested that he was on his way to becoming the most popular President in Brazilian history, it was just one of the many amazing stories for Brazil that year.
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